The East: Imagined, Experienced, Remembered

Orientalist Nineteenth Century Painting

In The East: Imagined, Experienced, Remembered, James Thompson, former lecturer in the History of Art at Trinity College, Dublin explores what Orientalism meant to nineteenth century European painters.

This catalogue showcases a number of paintings from the National Gallery of Ireland and largely unseen works from private collections by artists such as Turner, Fromentin and Delacroix and gives a fascinating insight into Western perceptions of the East.